Houston vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2134
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$308
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	47
😀 Quality of life	96	56
🏙️ Population	2.3M	2.96M

The cost of living in Houston is 168% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 1367th and 6584th ($2261 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 1st in the United States and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check the United States vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 14th and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$10369

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$759
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$599
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$587
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$576
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$622
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$583
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$610
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$645
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$568
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$572
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$669
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$688
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$549
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$704
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$535
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$471
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$497
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$555
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$773
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$570
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$500
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$439
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$789
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$500
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$468
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$636
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$601
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$470
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$518
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$514
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$899